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OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

The world’s biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun’s surface

QuakeCon goes wild as a surprise, free expansion for Quake is released for the legendary shooter's 30th birthday

Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400

Meta told to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety lawsuit

Meta faces a massive court-ordered payout over child safety and mental health online.

Large genome models used to design new viruses

Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by Congress

Parasitic zombie fungus thrives in mosses, too

New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve

Ford's new 'Fathom' electric pickup truck will start at $28,000

Quantum Computing Stocks: D-Wave Earnings, Revenue Miss

AppLovin and D-Wave see major stock pressure following recent earnings releases and financial reports.

Cloudflare Announces Open-Source Cloudflare OS As AI "Operating System"

FDA approves 1st mRNA flu shot, from Moderna

The first mRNA-based influenza vaccine has received federal approval in the United States.

Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com

Old Reddit Could Be The Next Casualty Of Reddit's War On AI Scraping

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is stepping down

Google’s AI arm reels from a leadership exodus as DeepMind’s CEO steps down, sparking a stock dip and a new Google‑backed startup.

Disney Looking to Launch Free Streaming Channels as CEO Josh D’Amaro Doubles Down on the Streaming Biz

Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

SpaceX Flags Big Ambitions to Take On AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile

SpaceX charts an ambitious connectivity plan to challenge major telecom providers with Starlink mobile expansion.

US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own

Trump admin "aware" of deaths in explosive diarrhea outbreak, delays reporting

Leak confirms Pixel 11 ‘Glow’ is called ‘HiLight’ and what it can do

Google may start Pixel 11 pre-orders way sooner than expected

'We are not giving up yet': Private mission to rescue NASA's Swift telescope is spinning out of control, and engineers are racing to fix it

Perplexity AI loses bid to toss Reddit lawsuit over data scraping

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Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

Alphabet Jumps 6%, Reddit Craters 23% in Social Media Stock Divergence

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Hundreds join SF library waitlist amid 'Odyssey' frenzy

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Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

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Scientists discover 2 new 'ghost' lineages that contributed DNA to modern humans

Tim Cook praises John Ternus again in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call

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‘We’re going to cautiously move this forward’: Sony says it hears PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans

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Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests

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Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

Netflix Hit With $105 Million Suit After Losing Copy of Nicolas Cage WWII Film

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Google wants to update Chrome without a full browser restart

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Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds

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Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

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Google’s “privacy-preserving” age verification system is coming to the Play Store

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xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law

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AMD P-State Linux Driver Patches Can Boost 1%-Low FPS Gaming Performance By 31%

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New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

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‘Jumanji: Open World’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black Return for Third and Final Movie

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Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9

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The robot NASA hired to lift a orbital telescope is tumbling out of control

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EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI's rogue agent compromised an account at a second tech firm, executive says

Watch: Canadian Politician Reads AI Prompt During His Speech, Receives Flak Online

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Minnesota Judge Blocks First State Ban on Prediction Markets Like Kalshi and Polymarket

A federal court has halted a Minnesota law that would have become the first state-level prohibition on election-related prediction markets.

Dinosaurs were roasted to death by asteroid dust cloud

New research suggests the Chicxulub asteroid impact triggered a global firestorm that may have caused the rapid extinction of the dinosaurs.

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

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Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

A cyclosporiasis parasite outbreak is causing 40% of Americans to reduce their produce consumption.

Update Now: iOS 26.6 and macOS Tahoe 26.6 Patch Hundreds of Security Flaws

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft is challenging industry leaders with a new in-house cybersecurity AI model and an agentic system designed to lower costs.

Microsoft Unveils A.I. Cybersecurity Tools

Microsoft is entering the "agentic era" of security with the launch of its first homegrown AI model and new cybersecurity tools.

Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price

The Framework Laptop 13 Pro debuts with improved battery life but faces criticism over a significantly higher price point.